THE Bulldogs are no longer napping in the sun, according to the leader of their pack.
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Panmure coach Chris Bant said his side is beginning to remove lapses that have held it back in its charge towards a finals birth this year.
Bant said his side has proven on a number of occasions it is capable of matching it with the top teams but once a lapse sets in all its hard work is undone in a quarter or two.
The seventh-placed Bulldogs, who are one game behind fifth spot, face another big test this week in undefeated Kolora-Noorat.
And Bant is eager for his side to bring ferocity to the critical game.
"You have to apply pressure because if you let them free they will cut you up," he said. "So we have to get up in their faces and apply a lot of pressure and see what happens.
"Over the past two weeks, playing top sides, we have learnt we can't have lapses because once there is a lapse they put you to the sword. We need four good quarters."
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The last time the Bulldogs faced the Power it was smashed by 103 points but Bant was confident his side would be much closer this time.
"The boys look forward to playing the top teams, which is a good sign," he said.
"They enjoy the challenge against better players."
Youngster Sam Loveday will make his senior debut for the club after some impressive form in the under 18s.
Power coach Ben Walsh said his side was eager to face the improved Bulldogs.
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